UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2008
PRIMUS GUARANTY, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda | 001-32307 | Not Required | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Clarendon House 2 Church Street Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 441-296-0519
Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
On November 7, 2008, Primus Guaranty, Ltd. (the Registrant) was notified by the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) that it was below one of the NYSEs continued listing standards because over a 30 trading-day period the Registrants total market capitalization was less than $75 million and its most recently reported shareholders equity was less than $75 million. As of November 6, 2008, the Registrants 30 trading-day average market capitalization was approximately $54.3 million and in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for its quarter ended June 30, 2008, the Registrant reported shareholders equity of negative $501.0 million. The NYSE will make available on its consolidated tape beginning on November 14, 2008 an indicator, .BC, on the Registrants trading symbol indicating that the Registrant is below the NYSEs quantitative continued listing standards.
Under applicable rules and regulations of the NYSE, the Registrant must (i) acknowledge to the NYSE receipt of the notification within 10 business days of receipt; and (ii) provide the NYSE within 90 days with a business plan that outlines the definitive action the Registrant has taken, or proposes to take, in order to bring it into compliance with its continued listing standards within 18 months of receipt of the notification. The Registrant intends to provide the NYSE with both the requisite acknowledgement and a business plan outlining the definitive action the Company has taken and will take in order to bring it into compliance with the continued listing standards.
The Registrant may also fall below another of the NYSEs continued listing standards if its current share price over a consecutive 30 trading-day period is less than $1.00. In such an event, the NYSE will send the Registrant a formal notice regarding its non-compliance and the Registrant will be required to maintain its common share closing price at or above $1.00 for 30 consecutive trading-days, within six months from the date the Registrant receives such formal notice of non-compliance from the NYSE. As of November 6, 2008, the average closing price of the Registrants common shares over the last 30 consecutive trading days was $1.20 and the closing price of the Registrants common shares on November 6, 2008 was $0.64. The Registrant believes that it will be out of compliance with this additional listing standard unless the market price of its common shares increases in the near term. Should the Registrant fail to meet these standards at the expiration of the six month period, the NYSE will commence suspension and delisting procedures.
As required under NYSE rules, the Registrant issued a press release on November 7, 2008, announcing that it had received the notice of non-compliance and that the Registrant intends to submit a plan to attain compliance with NYSE continued listing standards. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto, the full text of which is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. The Registrants 7% senior notes due 2036, listed on the NYSE under symbol PRD, are not affected by this event.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1
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Press Release dated November 7, 2008 issued by the Registrant |
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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PRIMUS GUARANTY, LTD.
By: /s/Richard
Claiden
Richard Claiden
Chief Financial
Officer
(Duly Authorized
Officer and Principal
Financial Officer)
Dated: November 7, 2008
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1
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Press Release dated November 7, 2008 issued by the Registrant |
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